"Based on the descriptions from the people in the manor, it seems so," Su He replied.
Su Wanyan knew that the eldest princess was ruthless, but she just couldn't understand it. She wondered, "Shouldn't the consort be able to resist?"
The consort was personally chosen by the late emperor. No matter how strong the eldest princess is, according to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, she should obey her husband. Even if she cannot please the eldest princess, she should not be so oppressed by her.
Su He shook her head: "The Eldest Princess holds the lifeline of everyone in the manor in her hands."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wanyan immediately remembered the old woman that the princess had killed in front of her on the day her library was burned down.
Before she died, the old woman was not begging for her own life, but for the life of her family.
Does this mean that the lives of the Si Yang family are also in the hands of the Eldest Princess?
Water prison! Su Wanyan couldn't imagine being soaked in such a place for days or even more than ten days. No wonder Si Yang's legs hurt. Even if he wasn't sick, he would have gotten sick from being soaked in it.
Just then, Su He stopped abruptly. Su Wanyan turned around and saw him bow respectfully, saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I should go back now."
To the princess, he is now her possession, and being away for too long would arouse her suspicion.
"If you need any help, just say so."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Su He said briefly before turning and leaving.
"..." Su Wanyan couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.
"Yan'er?" Yu Nanqing looked up and called out to her.
Su Wanyan immediately looked at him, curious: "Why do you insist on calling me Yan'er? Yan'er doesn't sound nice."
Yu Nanqing choked slightly: "Isn't Yan'er nice to listen to?"
"You think it sounds nice?" Su Wanyan frowned. "It sounds like a soul being called back. If it were someone calling out like that late at night, it would be even more creepy."
Yu Nanqing's eyes brightened. So it turned out she didn't like the way he addressed her, not that she disliked him calling her that.
He asked with a smile, "How would you like me to call you?"
"Su Wanyan! Can't I just call you Su Wanyan?"
“...But I always feel that calling you Su Wanyan...is too distant from you.” He said, “Even if we are friends, I should call you brother when I meet you, but with you...you said we are friends, but you called me very distantly.”
Yu Nanqing didn't want to be friends with her, but for now, he could only be friends with her.
He wanted to get closer to her, even if it was just by putting thought into how he addressed her.
"It's just a title," Su Wanyan said, amused.
"Well, it's just a form of address," Yu Nanqing said with a smile. "Yan'er, don't take it too seriously."
"..."
Su Wanyan was speechless: "Call me Wanyan."
"Wan Yan?"
"This is the final concession, so don't give me any fancy titles."
Yu Nanqing couldn't help but smile: "Yes, Wanyan."
Wiping away the smoke.
It sounds nice.
“Then call me Nanqing,” Yu Nanqing said with a smile.
"Ew~ I don't want to." Su Wanyan immediately refused.
"..." Is his name really that bad?
Nanqing.
It sounds quite catchy, so why does she dislike it so much?
Yu Nanqing was somewhat disappointed. He knew that Su Wanyan didn't mean anything by it; perhaps she simply didn't want to call him that.
So, Su Wanyan always called Su Chi'en "Chi'en."
Why is he treated differently from Su Chien?
Thinking about it this way, Yu Nanqing felt even more disappointed.
"Yu Nanqing." Just as she was feeling down, Su Wanyan's voice suddenly softened: "Thank you."
Yu Nanqing's heart skipped a beat: "What are you thanking me for?"
"Now I finally understand why you wanted me to leave the capital. You wanted to protect me, but you didn't have the ability, so you could only keep urging me to leave, right?"
That's how she feels about Su He right now—she wants to try her best, but she also feels helpless.
"..." Yu Nanqing's ears turned slightly red, and she wanted to show off and say no.
But when the words came out, they felt pretentious.
A cough: "...Hmm."
"Thank you!" Su Wanyan patted his head lightly: "I'll help you tie your hair when we get back, okay? I'll make it look beautiful."
She was indeed very grateful, but there was nothing she could do to repay him.
So, before he left, she decided to serve him a little longer.
In the woods, behind a tree, Su Muqing hid and watched Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing's affectionate display, so jealous that she almost tore her handkerchief to shreds.
She couldn't understand why Yu Nanqing looked at Su Wanyan with such tenderness, while on that day, he had grabbed her by the neck and tried to kill her.
She didn't understand. In terms of looks, she was no less beautiful than Su Wanyan, and could even be considered better. As for figure, Su Wanyan hadn't even fully matured yet, while she had reached the prime of her life and should be more charming than Su Wanyan.
But why doesn't Yu Nanqing even glance at her?
Su Muqing may not have been the center of attention since childhood, but she still got whatever she wanted. Apart from those who were of higher status than her, everyone who saw her couldn't help but stare at her.
How could Su Wanyan, a concubine's daughter, win the favor of Prince Gong?
Originally, Su Wanyan was supposed to die within a day of marrying into Prince Gong's mansion, but unexpectedly, she not only survived but is now living a very fulfilling life with Yu Nanqing.
She had a feeling that Yu Nanqing must have been paralyzed for too long and hadn't met many attractive women in his life, which was why he treated Su Wanyan, who was inferior to her, as a treasure.
The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became that it was true.
It doesn't matter. She's so much better than Su Wanyan. She'll make Yu Nanqing notice her.
However, she needed to find an opportunity to lure Su Wanyan away from Yu Nanqing. Only when Su Wanyan was gone and they were alone would Yu Nanqing realize how good she was.
Thinking it over, Su Muqing pursed her lips, glanced at the two of them unwillingly, flicked her handkerchief, and turned to leave.
Meanwhile, inside the Princess's tent.
After participating in the opening ceremony, the princess used the excuse of changing clothes to return to her tent.
Following behind her was the imperial son-in-law, Si Yang.
Si Yang followed behind the eldest princess, a full head taller than her, but he kept his eyebrows down, and his aura was clearly much weaker than hers.
Having spent a long time in the Princess's residence, he learned to conceal his brilliance.
The eldest princess flicked her wide sleeves, sat down on the couch, and said in a cold voice with a deep gaze, "Kneel down."
Si Yang glanced at her, his eyes revealing the sharpness typical of someone skilled in martial arts.
It was this look in her eyes that made the princess very unhappy: "Do you want me to repeat myself a second time?"
"What is it?" Si Yang asked.
He was used to being bullied by the eldest princess; it was nothing out of the ordinary. But every time, he needed to know the reason.
He felt he wasn't weak enough to be punished for no reason.
The eldest princess clenched her fists; this was the second thing that displeased him.
He only achieved his current status because of her, yet he uses his position as the prince consort to question her constantly!
To her, Si Yang was an extremely disobedient dog, a dog she wished she could get rid of immediately, yet she had no choice but to keep him in her mansion!
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